Circuit Court with jurisdiction over Texas, Louisiana and part of Mississippi BLOCKS Joe Biden's vaccine mandate and gives his administration until Monday to respond The US 5th District Court of Appeals issued a halt on President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate It came as 11 Republican states issued lawsuits to block the order By Ronny Reyes For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:27 GMT, 6 November 2021 | Updated: 18:33 GMT, 6 November 2021 Viewcomments The US 5th District Court of Appeals blocked President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate after 11 states issued lawsuits this week. The court, which has jurisdiction over Texas, Louisiana and parts of Mississippi, put a halt on the mandate and gave the Biden administration until Monday to respond. Earlier this week, The White House said it was confident that it could beat any Republican challenges to its new workplace vaccine mandate and claimed Thursday that the GOP was trying to block the Biden administration from saving lives. The mandate, which requires private companies with 100 or more employees to impose vaccine mandates on their workers, was officially announced by OSHA on Thursday – immediately leading to a flurry of lawsuits from Republican states and entities. Biden had issued a vaccine mandate for all government employees and workplaces with 100 or more workers Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility